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Small business

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Bulwark Slams SBA's Nicki Minaj-Judged Pitch Contest as Unwanted Reality Show

Sep 1, 2026

The Bulwark segment discusses the Small Business Administration's newly announced Million Dollar Pitch Competition, a live Sept. 18, 2026 event in Washington, D.C., where five manufacturing finalists compete for shares of a $1 million privately funded prize pool. SBA Administrator Kelly Loeffler described it as celebrating small businesses and free enterprise during the nation's 250th anniversary, with judges Nicki Minaj, Grant Cardone, and Joe Gebbia (U.S. Chief Design Officer), hosted by Dean Cain. The piece frames this as the latest in unnecessary Trump-administration reality-TV programming and criticizes it for diverting focus from policy harms. It cites small-business statistics and a Center for American Progress analysis on tariff costs to argue the administration should instead lift tariffs.

▶ Source: The Bulwark

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Loeffler highlights 2026 small business records, tax cuts, and new Trump Accounts for children

Jul 22, 2026

Kelly Loeffler, SBA Administrator, spoke to a Georgia audience on July 22, 2026, crediting President Trump with economic revival. She highlighted record small business formations, workforce participation, job growth, fraud crackdowns, reshoring, and the Working Families Tax Cuts. Segments covered tax savings for Georgia families, no taxes on tips/overtime/Social Security, doubled child tax credit, and new Trump Accounts for children. Democrats in Congress, including Georgia's senators, were criticized for opposing the measures.

▶ Source: Right Side Broadcasting Network